- As the home to more than 306,000 horses, Ohio’s equine industry ranks sixth in the United States for number of horses and accounts for $2.8 billion of the state’s economy.
- The All American Quarter Horse Congress is held in Ohio each October and showcases the best examples of equine genetics in the U.S.
- Ohio’s Quarter Horses are specially bred to excel at reigning, racing competitions and pleasure riding.
- Ohio is an excellent source of heavy, purebred draft horses recognized internationally for their size, power and beauty. Northeast Ohio has many of farms where heavy draft horses, such as Belgians and Percherons, are still used daily for farming purposes.
- Ohio has 25 nationally recognized Quarter Horse breeders with experience exporting breeding animals and frozen semen.
- Ohio is a leader in equine health, boasting one of the country’s leading equine centers at The Ohio State University, and is home to the United States Equestrian Federation’s Drug Testing Lab.
Major Ohio Draft Horse Breeds: Belgian, Clydesdales, Percheron, Shires, and Suffolks
Major Ohio Light Horse Breeds: Adalusian, Appaloosa, Arabians, Buckskin, Friesians, Hackney, Morgans, Quarter Horse, Palomino, Paint, Paso Fino, Peruvian Paso, Pinto, Racking Horse, Saddlebred, Shetland, Standardbred, Thoroughbred, and Tennessee Walking Horse
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